Different kinds of advertisements are becoming too common in our lives. People argue whether it is a positive or a negative development. What is your opinion?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
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Many people in poor countries die from diseases that are curable because they cannot afford the medication required.
Do you believe that drug companies should make their products available at reduced prices in these countries?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Write at least 250 words.
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Some people do not allow their children to participate in games, sports or competitions unless everyone gets a prize. Others think that children must learn to deal with winning and losing in order to be fully prepared in life.
Discuss both these views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge.
You should spend about **40 minutes** on this task.
Write about the following topic.
Some people feel that manufacturers and supermarkets have the responsibility to reduce the amount of packaging of goods. Others argue that customers should avoid buying goods with a lot of packaging. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write **at least 250 words.**
More and more people are using computers and other electronic devices to acess information. So, printing of books, magazines and newspapers should not be done. Do
you agree or disagree with this?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevent examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The purpose of business is to make money and they should concentrate only on this.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge of experience.
In the developed world, the average life expectancy is rapidly increasing.
What problems will this cause for individuals and the society? Suggest some
measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations.
Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Some people believe that academic knowledge is the key to success, while others think that practical skills are more important. Do you agree or disagree?
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You have received a letter from your bank, asking you to acknowledge receipt of a new bank card. However, the card was missing from the envelope.
Write a letter to the bank's head office. In your letter:
explain why you are writing
express concern about the missing card
ask them what they intend to do
You do NOT need to write your own address.
Begin your letter as:
Dear Sir or Madam,
You should write at least 150 words.
Some people say that nowadays children have an easy life, and some people think that the life of children was easier in the past. Discuss both points of view and also provide relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people prefer to do most of their shopping online. This has both positive and negative effects for individuals, businesses and society. Are there more advantages or more disadvantages of online shopping? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Television serves many functions. Watching TV makes us relax. We can learn knowledge and information from TV programs. Besides, TV can also be seen as a companion. To what extent do you agree with this?
Some people believe that university students should be required to attend classes. Others believe that going to classes should be optional for students.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Some people think that the government should provide unemployed people with a free mobile phone and free access to the internet to help them find jobs.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Many children nowadays are spending more and more time inside rather than outside. Is this a positive or negative trend? Give reasons for your answer and include examples from your knowledge or experience.
It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in books."
Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books.
In your opinion, which source is more important? Why?
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Many countries have compulsory military service for young men after they leave school. It would be a good idea for all countries to adopt this system for men, and possibly for women too.
Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Nowadays, many children play computer games. What problems are associated with this and what are some possible solutions?
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Information technology enables many people to do their work outside their work place (e.g.: at home, when travelling, etc.). Do the benefits of this mobility outweigh the disadvantages?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relative examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Tourism is an important industry which has developed the economies of countries in many parts of the world. What effect has tourism had on local communities?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
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The percentage of overweight children in western society has increased by almost 20% in the last ten years.
Discuss the causes and effects of this disturbing trend.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Many people believe that social networking sites ike Facebook have had a negative impact on both individuals and society. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Write at least 250 words
Some believe that modern technology is increasing the gap between rich and poor people, while others disagree. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Some film companies spend millions of dollars on the production of a single movie.
Is it necessary to spend a lot of money to make a good movie?
What factors contribute to the success of a movie?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
Write at least 250 words.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic.
Music play an important role in society, others think it is simply a form of entertainment for individuals. Discuss both views and give your opinion
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
With advances in technological communication, more and more people are able to work from home. This increase in homeworking has been of real benefit to workers. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
‘Tourism is always a force for good which enables people of different countries to
understand each other.’
To what extent do you agree with this idea?
You should give reasons for your answer, and include ideas and examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Write at least 250 words
Some people think that having a set retirement age of 65 years for everybody, regardless of occupation, is unfair. They believe that certain workers deserve to retire and receive a pension at an earlier age. Do you agree or disagree? Which types of workers do you think should benefit from early retirement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Some people think that animals and animal products should be used for food, medicine and clothing. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Give your opinions based on your knowledge and experiences.
Some people think high school graduates should travel or work for a period of time instead of going directly to study at university. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Everybody should be allowed to university study programs regardless of their level of academic ability. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
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More people put their personal information online (address, telephone number…) for everyday activities such as socializing on social networks or banking.
Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
Some people like to try new things, for example, places to visit and types of food. Other people prefer to keep doing things they are familiar with.
Discuss the both these attitudes and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
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Are famous people treated unfairly by the media? Should they be given more
privacy, or is the price of their fame an invasion into their private life?
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own
knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 250 words.
The government should tax unhealthy food to encourage people to eat more healthily. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.
A number of tertiary courses require students to undertake a period of unpaid work at art institution or organisation as part of their program. what are the advantages and disadvantages of the type of course requirement? give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge.
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To meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. However, some people believe that insects are not only unhealthy but harvesting them will also negatively affect nature. What are the benefits and drawbacks of eating insects?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
You should write at least 254 words.
The most important aim of science should be to improve people’s lives. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Some people claim that it is justifiable to use animals in medical research for the benefit of human beings, while others argue that it is unethical.
Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
The news is an important source of knowledge for all of us about the world, especially in this era of technology. Journalists are mainly responsible to bring this news to us but not all of them are true to their responsibilities and ethics. How much can we trust the journalists?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.
Many people think that fast food companies should not be allowed to advertise while others believe that all companies should have the right to advertise.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experiences.
Some college freshmen find that the subjects they choose are not suitable for them. What are the causes of this? What can be done to solve the problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
People attend college or Universities for many different reasons (for example new experience,career preparation,increase knowledge etc). Why do you think people attend colleges or universities?
Some people believe that we cannot learn anything from the history for our life today, while others believe that history is a valuable source of information to understand human's life. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.
Whoever controls the media also controls opinions and attitudes of the people and there is little can be done to rectify this.
To what extend do you agree or disagree?
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.
Write at least 250 words.
Scientist and the news media are presenting ever more evidence of climate change. Governments cannot be expect to solve this problem. It is the responsibility of individuals to change their lifestyle to prevent further damage.
What are your views? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.
Labour-saving devices such as dishwashers and communication tools such as computers are supposed to make our lives easier. However, some people argue that these devices only make them more difficult.
Does modern technology reduce or increase stress?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience
Many young people choose to take a year out between finishing school and starting university in order to gain work experience or to travel. The experience of non-academic life this offers benefits the individual when they return to education.
To what extent do you agrede or disagree?
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience . Write at least 250 words
Some people think that the true function of a university is to give students access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the course is useful to an employer.
Do you agree or disagree?
Give reason for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Write at least 250 words.